Musicale #3

Inside concert report

I had gone to see LaGuardias production of their third and final musical of the
school year on June 12th at 6:00. The program for the night consisted of performances
by Elementary orchestra under the direction of Mr. Joseph Meyers, Elementary Chorus
and Mixed Chorus under the direction of Mr. Deepak Marwah, and Junior Orchestra
under the direction of Lucinda Santiago. This concert consisted of many different styles
of music and was by far probably the most diverse and interesting Musicale that I have
attended at my years here at LaGuardia.

Elementary Orchestra, under the direction of Joseph Meyers, had opened the
show with the Finale, from String Quartet, Op. 64. no. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn. It is
very interesting to hear Elementary Orchestra perform because for many of them it is
their first time performing on stage. It is so nice to see the dedication that goes into
creating this music and to see the fresh talent that has been accepted into this school.
The environment for this opening ensemble was very nostalgic. The room was full of
high energy and proud parents who were excited to see their children perform on the
LaGuardia stage. The second ensemble to take the stage was Elementary Chorus,
under the direction of Deepak Marwah. Elementary Chorus had a refreshing number of
42 boys! This was fantastic and contributed greatly and effectively to their sound. The
boys sounds was fantastic and at a great level of musicianship. These young men will
shape our schools choruses beautifully if they continue to do well for themselves. The
choice of selections for this ensemble was very interesting as well. Mr. Marwah had
constructed a set that included great spirituals and arrangements of modern day
selections such as Ho Hey! Both of these ensembles were amazing in their first
performances.

After the two mentioned ensembles above had performed, I began to feel the
concert hall, and myself become a bit saddened. Mixed Chorus, under the direction of
Deepak Marwah took the stage and the members of this ensemble include
Junior/Sophomore/Senior boys and Junior/Senior girls. For some boys and girls in this
ensemble, this was their very last performance on the LaGuardia stage, contrasting with
the first performances on the LaGuardia stage for the first two ensembles. The
selections for Mixed Chorus were absolutely beautiful and sentimental to all the
performers as you could tell by their faces and emotion. Mr. Marwah truly outdid himself
with concert and beautifully conducted the choir. I believe the choir could use a bit
greater use of dynamics, but that would be my only complaint. It has been great to see
the tenor section grow beautifully into the sound they made last night from their first
performance.
For the last selection for the set of chorus ensembles, Elementary and Mixed
chorus had performed a piece together. This added to the great emotion in the room
already and there was not a dry eye in the concert hall. It was amazing to see a group
whose first performance was that night, and an ensemble who had grown together
throughout the past year or two perform for the last time together on that stage. This
Musicale was truly moving and I am very proud of my schools work that came from both
my peers, and my teachers. Only in a school like LaGuardia can you find such
breathtaking talent.

Frank Auletti
Prd. 3 Mrs Baskerville
Prd. 4 Mrs Ballard
Prd. 5 Mr Johnson